Cannabis Regulations in Pacifica, CA (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Pacifica, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Cannabis retail operations in the City of Pacifica may open only inside one of five Cannabis Operation Overlay Districts the zoning code creates for the Fairmont, Linda Mar, Park Pacifica, Rockaway Beach and Sharp Park neighborhoods. Citywide retail is capped at six stores, and Municipal Code Article 17.5 sets a separate numerical ceiling for each overlay district on top of that limit.
Cannabis Retail Zoning Overlay Districts in Pacifica
Significant RestrictionsPacifica Municipal Code §§ 9-4.1753, 9-4.1755
Sec. 9-4.1753. - Overlay districts created. The following districts are hereby created, which shall overlay any underlying zoning district or districts, as further depicted in the zoning map described in Article 3 of this chapter: (a)Cannabis Operation, Fairmont Overlay District (CO-F);(b)Cannabis Operation, Linda Mar Overlay District (CO-LM);(c)Cannabis Operation, Park Pacifica Overlay Distric...
Buffer Zones
Pacifica keeps every licensed cannabis operation, retail, manufacturing or testing, at least 600 feet from any school or youth center and at least 200 feet from any day care center that already exists when the cannabis activity permit is issued. Municipal Code Section 9-4.4803(c)(2) measures the buffer as a straight line between parcel lines, and the restriction reaches the entire lot even if only part of it falls inside the buffer.
Cannabis Business Buffers From Schools in Pacifica
Some RestrictionsPacifica Municipal Code § 9-4.4803(c)(2)
(2)Areas and zones where cannabis operations are not permitted. Notwithstanding subparagraph (c)(1) above, a cannabis operation may not operate on a parcel or lot located within six hundred (600') feet of a school or youth center that is in existence at the time the cannabis activity permit is issued, or within two hundred (200') feet of a day care center that is in existence at the time the ca...
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